1981–82 Kilmarnock F.C. season

The 1981–82 season was Kilmarnock's 80th in Scottish League Competitions. They finished in 2nd place after a very impressive run of only 1 defeat in the last 20 league matches(to eventual champions Motherwell) and were promoted at the end of the season to the Premier Division.[2][3]

Kilmarnock
1981–82 season
ChairmanTom Lauchlan[1]
ManagerJim Clunie[2]
Scottish First Division2nd[2][3]
Scottish CupQF[4][3]
Scottish League CupGS[5][3]
Top goalscorerLeague: John Bourke 14[2][3]
All: John Bourke 19[2][3]
Highest home attendance9,997 (v Heart of Midlothian, 8 May)[2][3]
Lowest home attendance1,308 (v Clydebank, 21 April)[2][3]
Average home league attendance2,643[6] (down 1,864)

Scottish First Division
Main article: 1981–82 Scottish First Division

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Motherwell (C, P) 39 26 9 4 92 36 +56 61 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Kilmarnock (P) 39 17 17 5 60 29 +31 51
3 Heart of Midlothian 39 21 8 10 65 37 +28 50
4 Clydebank 39 19 8 12 61 53 +8 46
5 St Johnstone 39 17 8 14 69 60 +9 42
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Match results
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
1 29 August Motherwell H 2–0[7] Carson o.g.(10), Gallacher(86) 2,694
2 5 September Heart of Midlothian A 1–0[8] Robertson(6) 4,796
3 8 September Clydebank A 0–0 1,012
4 12 September Ayr United H 1–1[9] Gallacher(76) 5,477
5 16 September Queen of the South A 1–1 Clarke(37) 1,722
6 19 September Queen's Park H 0–0[10] 2,337
7 23 September St Johnstone A 2–0 Bourke(35), Clark(45) 1,734
8 29 September East Stirlingshire A 1–2[11] McCready(19) 707
9 3 October Dunfermline Athletic H 0–1[12] 2,137
10 10 October Falkirk H 2–2[13] Eadie(33,54) 1,423
11 17 October Hamilton Academical A 2–1[14] Gallacher(68), Bourke(87) 1,747
12 24 October Dumbarton A 2–0[15] Mauchlen(67), Clark(77) 799
13 31 October Raith Rovers H 1–1[16] Gallacher(27) 1,859
14 7 November Heart of Midlothian H 0–0[17] 3,348
15 14 November Motherwell A 0–2[18] 5,068
16 21 November Queen of the South H 0–0[19] 1,591
17 28 November East Stirlingshire H 2–0[20] Eadie(25), Gallacher(59) 1,391
18 5 December Dunfermline Athletic A 2–1[21] McBride(14), McDicken(23) 1,665
19 12 December St Johnstone H 0–2[22] 1,811
20 16 January Hamilton Academical H 2–2[23] Mauchlen(13), Bryson(32pen) 1,480
21 30 January Dumbarton H 0–0[24] 1,346
22 17 February Falkirk A 2–2 Bourke(7,19) 1,115
23 20 February Queen's Park A 2–0[25] Clarke(44), Gallacher(71) 1,253
24 27 February Ayr United H 1–1[26] McGivern(49) 4,041
25 10 March Dunfermline Athletic H 2–0 Bryson(77pen), Bourke(89) 1,356
26 13 March Raith Rovers A 3–0[27] Mauchlen(25), Bourke(61), McDicken(89) 1,220
27 17 March Ayr United A 1–1 McDicken(90) 3,663
28 20 March Falkirk H 4–1[28] MacLeod(34), Bourke(52), Armstrong(54), McDicken(80) 1,905
29 27 March Motherwell A 0–1[29] 4,816
30 30 March Queen's Park A 3–2[30] McDicken(33), Gallacher(67,85) 1,197
31 3 April Clydebank H 0–0[31] 2,087
32 6 April Raith Rovers A 3–3[32] Bryson(1), Clarke(45), Bourke(76) 1,401
33 10 April St Johnstone A 3–1[33] Mauchlen(75), Clarke(76), Bourke(82) 2,209
34 17 April Hamilton Academical H 0–0[34] 1,878
35 21 April Clydebank H 2–0 Bourke(23,52) 1,308
36 24 April Dumbarton A 2–0[35] McDicken(62,82) 715
37 1 May East Stirlingshire A 5–1 Bourke(8,88), Robertson(14), McLean(18pen), McGivern(28) 482
38 8 May Heart of Midlothian H 0–0[36] 9,997
39 15 May Queen of the South H 6–0[37] Gallacher(6,8), Robertson o.g(26), Armstrong(38), McDicken(44), Bourke(60) 2,363

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 1981-82 Scottish League Cup

Group stage
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
G3 8 August Aberdeen A 0–3 8,094
G3 12 August Airdrieonians H 1–1 Bourke(80) 1,901
G3 15 August Heart of Midlothian A 1–1[38] Wilson(81pen) 7,746
G3 19 August Airdrieonians A 1–0 Bourke(11) 1,380
G3 22 August Aberdeen H 0–3[39] 3,118
G3 26 August Heart of Midlothian H 2–0 Clark(3), McLean(16pen) 1,388

Group 3 final table
P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Aberdeen 6 4 1 1 12 1 11 9
2 Kilmarnock 6 2 2 2 5 8 −3 6
3 Heart of Midlothian 6 2 1 3 5 9 −4 5
4 Airdrieonians 6 1 2 3 4 8 −4 4

Scottish Cup
Main article: 1981–82 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
R3 6 February Montrose H 1–0[40] Bourke(85) 1,441
R4 13 February St Johnstone H 3–1[41] McGivern(25), Bourke(59,87) 2,693
QF 6 March Aberdeen A 2–4[42] McGivern(1), Gallacher(36) 9,000

See also

References

General

Rollin, Jack (1982). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1982–83. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0-356-07888-4.

Ross, David (2001). Everygame-The New Official History of Kilmarnock Football Club.

Specific

  1. Alex Milligan (21 May 1982). "Director Retires". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 56. Retrieved 30 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. Rollin (1982), pp. 536.
  3. Ross (2001), pp. 264.
  4. Rollin (1982), pp. 583–84.
  5. Rollin (1982), pp. 573–79.
  6. "Average Home League Game Attendances". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  7. Alex Milligan (4 September 1981). "A fair start". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 56. Retrieved 29 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Alex Milligan (11 September 1981). "Killie Cool In Defence". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 56. Retrieved 29 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Alex Milligan (18 September 1981). "A Gallagher spectacular". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 72. Retrieved 29 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Alex Milligan (25 September 1981). "Old fault still there". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 72. Retrieved 29 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Alex Milligan (2 October 1981). "What a waste". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 64. Retrieved 29 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. Alex Milligan (9 October 1981). "Pathetic display". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 72. Retrieved 29 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. Alex Milligan (16 October 1981). "Promotion hopes-another setback". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 72. Retrieved 29 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. Alex Milligan (23 October 1981). "Win put Killie back on course". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 72. Retrieved 29 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. Roy Beers (30 October 1981). "Two goals snatched in ten minutes". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 72. Retrieved 29 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. Alex Milligan (6 November 1981). "What a let-down". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 72. Retrieved 29 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. Alex Milligan (13 November 1981). "Heart breaking". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 72. Retrieved 30 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. Alex Milligan (20 November 1981). "Weak in finishing". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 80. Retrieved 30 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. Alex Milligan (27 November 1981). "Getting worse". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 72. Retrieved 30 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. Alex Milligan (4 December 1981). "Back in the race". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 72. Retrieved 30 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. Alex Milligan (11 December 1981). "Fifth away league win". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 72. Retrieved 30 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  22. Alex Milligan (18 December 1981). "Two-goal defeat loses Killie second top spot". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 56. Retrieved 30 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  23. Alex Milligan (22 January 1982). "No Good". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 56. Retrieved 30 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  24. Alex Milligan (5 February 1982). "Yet another poor home performance from Killie". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 56. Retrieved 30 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  25. Alex Milligan (26 February 1982). "Another star for Bourke". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 72. Retrieved 30 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  26. Alex Milligan (5 March 1982). "Ayr turn tide". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 58. Retrieved 30 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  27. Alex Milligan (19 March 1982). "Valuable points". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 64. Retrieved 30 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  28. Alex Milligan (26 March 1982). "Notable victory". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 72. Retrieved 30 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  29. Alex Milligan (2 April 1982). "Ref too lenient". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 56. Retrieved 30 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  30. Alex Milligan (2 April 1982). "Spiders Caught". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 56. Retrieved 30 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  31. Alex Milligan (9 April 1982). "Midfield flops". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 56. Retrieved 30 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  32. Alex Milligan (9 April 1982). "And so it draws on..." Kilmarnock Standard. p. 56. Retrieved 30 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  33. Alex Milligan (16 April 1982). "Ninth away win". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 64. Retrieved 30 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  34. Alex Milligan (23 April 1982). "Killie's boring home game". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 64. Retrieved 30 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  35. Alex Milligan (30 April 1982). "Bourke sets 'em up". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 64. Retrieved 30 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  36. Alex Milligan (14 May 1982). "Poor Show". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 64. Retrieved 30 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  37. Alex Milligan (21 May 1982). "What A Finish!". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 56. Retrieved 30 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  38. Alex Milligan (21 August 1981). "They had to settle for a single point". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 48. Retrieved 29 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  39. Alex Milligan (28 August 1981). "Classy Dons too good for Killie". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 56. Retrieved 29 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  40. Alex Milligan (12 February 1982). "Headed Goal-And Killie Meet St Johnstone In cup Round 4". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 64. Retrieved 30 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  41. Alex Milligan (19 February 1982). "Bourke Stars As Killie K.O Saints". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 67. Retrieved 30 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  42. Alex Milligan (12 March 1982). "Bizarre". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 64. Retrieved 30 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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